9 Cold Storage

Chapter 9 Cold Storage Dante looked around. "Where's the portal? Didn't we defeat them?" Mother shook her head. "No, the water just swept them away for now." Malia sighed. "There's got to be something else we can try. What do we know about weasels?" "Before Suse was born," Robby said, "when I was a little younger than you all, our family used to travel up north to work in the fields. I would go to school there a few months each year. Once I had this great teacher, a Native American man. His family had been weasel trappers for generations." Everyone moved closer, paying careful attention to Robby's story.

第九章 冷藏库 但丁环顾四周。 “传送门在哪？ 我们不是已经打败他们了吗？” 妈妈摇了摇头。 “没有，大水只是暂时把他们冲走了。” 玛利亚叹了口气。 “我们肯定还有别的办法可以试试。 我们对黄鼠狼有什么了解吗？” “苏西出生之前，”罗比说，“那时候我比你们现在还小一点，我们家经常去北方的田里干活。 我每年都会在那边上几个月学。 我曾经有个超棒的老师，是个印第安人。 他们家祖祖辈辈都是捕黄鼠狼的猎人。” 大家都凑得更近了，认真听着罗比的故事。

"He told us things about the animals. Tribes had different ideas about them, but most agreed that they were bad luck. Dangerous. Except in their ermine stage." "What's that?" Dante asked. Ivan jumped in. "Weasels" bodies know when winter comes. They shed their darker fur and turn white. You call them ermine then." "Right," Robby agreed. "Stories say they are gentler when they're white. They're good luck, too."

“他跟我们讲过好多关于这种动物的事。 不同部落对它们的看法不一样，但大部分人都觉得它们会带来厄运。 很危险。 除了它们处于白鼬阶段的时候。” “那是什么？” 但丁问道。 伊万插嘴回答。 “黄鼠狼的身体能感知到冬天的到来。 它们会褪去深色的毛，变成白色。 这时候你就可以叫它们白鼬了。” “没错。”罗比赞同道。 “故事里说它们变成白色的时候会更温和。 还会带来好运呢。”

"So," Dante said, "when is winter around here?" Father shook his head. "There's no winter on 13th Street." Susana was upset. "You're a big help, Robby." "Susana, we don't need winter," Ivan explained. "We just need to create a cold and dark environment." Father gestured around him. "That's what this used to be. We woke up here five years ago, when the Quiet Prince arrived. It's not much, but it's the only home we remember."

“那，”但丁说，“这附近什么时候到冬天啊？” 爸爸摇了摇头。 “第十三街从来没有冬天。” 苏珊娜不高兴了。 “你可真帮大忙了啊，罗比。” “苏珊娜，我们不需要冬天呀。”伊万解释道。 “我们只需要创造一个又冷又暗的环境就行。” 爸爸抬手示意了一下周围。 “这里以前就是干这个的。 五年前安静王子来的时候，我们就在这儿醒过来了。 这地方不怎么样，但却是我们唯一记得的家。”

Dante wondered who the Quiet Prince was, but before he could ask, Robby spoke up. His question would have to wait.

但丁好奇安静王子是谁，但还没等他问出口，罗比就先开口了。 他的问题只能先等等了。

"If this is a refrigerated warehouse, why is it so warm?" he asked. "The generator stopped working," Big Brother told him, holding up his backpack. "That's why we were in the tunnels. We've been scavenging for fuel and metal parts." Sister pulled a quart of motor oil from her bag. "We need the cold so we don't rot to pieces." "Ah, that explains the stink," Dante whispered. "Dante, not cool." Malia elbowed her cousin.

“如果这是冷藏仓库的话，为什么里面这么暖和呀？”他问。 “发电机坏了。”老大哥举着他的背包告诉他。 “所以我们之前才会在隧道里。 我们一直在找燃料和金属零件。” 大姐从包里掏出了一夸脱的机油。 “我们需要低温，不然身体会烂掉的。” “哦，难怪有股臭味呢。”但丁小声嘀咕。 “但丁，这可不好哦。” 玛利亚用胳膊肘碰了碰她的表哥。

Ivan took the plastic container from Sister's hand. "Robby? You've fixed generators before, right?" "Yup," Robby said. "They're just motors, like in the bus. But I'd need help." "Lucky you," Ivan told him. "Last year I did my science fair project on the combustion engine." Susana laughed. "You're such a nerd." Dante shook his head. "I don't get it. How does the generator help us?" "If me and Ivan can get it working," Robby explained, "this warehouse will cool down quick. Then all we've got to do is lure the Furious Fire inside. They should shift into their white winter

伊万从大姐手里接过塑料容器。 “罗比？ 你以前修过发电机，对吧？” “当然啦。”罗比说。 “它们就是发动机而已，和公交车里的一样。 不过我需要帮忙。” “你运气可真好。”伊万告诉他。 “去年我的科学 fair 项目就是研究内燃机的。” 苏珊娜笑出了声。 “你可真是个书呆子。” 但丁摇了摇头。 “我没懂。 发电机对我们有什么帮助呀？” “如果我和伊万能把它修好的话，”罗比解释道，“这个仓库很快就会凉下来。 然后我们只要把怒焰兽引到这里面来就行。 它们就会换上白色的冬